E-Book, Englisch, Band 74, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: Digitale Gesellschaft
Dippel / Warnke The Depths of Illusion
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8394-7480-8
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
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Knowing Reality Through Computer Simulation
E-Book, Englisch, Band 74, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: Digitale Gesellschaft
ISBN: 978-3-8394-7480-8
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Are computer simulations theory, experiment, or something in between? Anne Dippel and Martin Warnke explore the epistemological status of computer simulations. By examining the erosion of concept-based truth in the digital age in combination with pathways of knowledge in physics, they offer a media ethnography of the famous quantum physics double-slit experiment and its simulation. Recognizing simulations as central to shaping reality and multiplying illusions, the authors propose “operational realism” as epistemic composure in the digital era. The work raises ethical questions about algorithmic world design, offering humor, revelations, and insights into new ontologies of knowledge.